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Archaeological Site Map

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Abu Hureyra, Syria
14,000 - 9,000 BC, 1 Artifact

Arrowhead from a small prehistoric village on the west bank of the upper Euphrates.

Ahwaz, Iran
125 BC - 226 AD, 1 Artifact

Incantation bowl from Iranian village shows Mesopotamian influence throughout the region.

Babylon, Iraq
625 - 539 BC, 1 Artifact

Artifacts from the time of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon, who was known for his conquest of Jerusalem as well as his ambitious building projects.

Banahilk, Iraq
6000 - 5500 BC, 1 Artifact

Large storage vessel from a small prehistoric settlement in the hilly region east of the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia.

Barda Balka, Iraq
250,000 - 100,000 BC, 1 Artifact

Hand axe with traces of human blood, the oldest artifact in the collection, provides modern-day scientists with valuable genetic information.

Bismaya (Adab), Iraq
2900 - 2000 BC, 6 Artifacts

City in Lower Mesopotamia provides many writing samples in Sumerian and Akkadian.

Boghazköy, Turkey
1600 - 1150 BC, 1 Artifact

Cylinder seal with cuneiform from Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) shows how Mesopotamian culture spread throughout the region.

Chogha Mish, Iran
4000 - 3100 BC, 2 Artifacts

This site contained Mesopotamian artifacts including an early potter's wheel. This important invention made it easier to produce large numbers of ceramic vessels.

Girsu, Iraq
2150 - 2100 BC, 1 Artifact

Inscribed cone, written in Sumerian, celebrates the restoration of the temple of the god, Ningirsu.

Hamoukar, Syria
1999, 1 Artifact

A photograph of an excavation at Hamoukar in northeastern Syria.

Jarmo, Iraq
9000 - 6000 BC, 6 Artifacts

Important prehistoric site provides archaeologists with a detailed picture of domestic life in an early Mesopotamian settlement.

Khafajah, Iraq
3100 - 2100 BC, 16 Artifacts

Important city noted for its oval-shaped temple. Mesopotamian temples were both centers of worship and important centers of food production and manufacture of craft items.

Khorsabad, Iraq
4000 - 705 BC, 15 Artifacts

Monumental reliefs and artifacts from the imperial city of Khorsabad show the wealth and power of the Assyrian Empire.

Mattarah, Iraq
6000 - 4000 BC, 1 Artifact

Prehistoric clay husking tray is an excellent example of tools used by the first farmers.

Mosul, Iraq
1969, 1 Artifact

A satellite image of the modern city of Mosul, Iraq, taken in 1969

Nimrud (Kalhu), Iraq
900 - 600 BC, 2 Artifacts

Nimrud was an ancient Assyrian capital. Artifacts are from the reigns of Kings Ashurnasirpal II and Shalmaneser III.

Nippur, Iraq
4000 - 0 BC, 11 Artifacts

The Sumerian holy city of Nippur reveals many layers of history from Sumerian to Islamic times.

Palegawra, Iraq
14,000 - 9000 BC, 1 Artifact

Limestone ring found at the prehistoric Mesopotamian site of Palegawra.

Puzrish-Dagan, Iraq
2100 BC - 2000 BC, 1 Artifact

Clay Tablets recording the business activities of the central livestock bureau.

Sarab, Iran
7000 BC, 2 Artifacts

Primitive sculptures from a site east of Mesopotamia in present day Iran.

Tell Agrab, Iraq
3100 - 2350 BC 2 Artifacts

The ancient Sumerians invented the wheel around 3100 BC, as shown by some of these artifacts.

Tell Asmar, Iraq
2900 - 1800 BC 15 Artifacts

An impressive collection of artifacts from the region along the Diyala River that feeds into the Tigris River.

Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
900 - 500 BC, 1 Artifact

A clay tablet written in Akkadian from a Mesopotamian king to an Egyptian queen.

Tell Fakhariyah, Syria
1400 BC - 1150 BC, 2 Artifacts

A faience rosette shows evidence of early glass making in Mesopotamia.

Tell Tayinat, Turkey
738 - 650 BC, 1 Artifact

Evidence of the devastation of Assyrian conquests is shown in a relief found at Tell Tayinat, Turkey.

Uruk, Iraq
2100 - 539 BC, 3 Artifacts

Clay tablets show the complexity of Mesopotamian society by detailing the vast administrative functions of the government.

Yorghan Tepe (Nuzi), Iraq
1600 - 1150 BC 1 Artifact

Clay tablet with envelope tells the story of a lawsuit between two men in a Mesopotamian court.